September 14, 2026
It was a balmy Saturday night, clear enough to star gaze, but unfortunately loose a cell phone in the sand. Then the rain came like it hasn’t in several years so said the weather man. No searching or raking the area the “FIND-ME” said the phone was in gave up the lost phone. Take note here that the Ping mark for a lost phone is generally good for locating within about a 30 foot radius the rest is up to the owner to find it. Here again the party did not have the correct gear to really search the area for the lost phone. Someone came up with the idea of a metal detectorist that could help out.
When I got the call I was not at home to receive it and driving so I did not read or answer a text right away. At home a few text with a third party as Ari did not have her phone. To make things harder, Ari had left the Cape and was in Boston. Well, I had a ping mark on a screen shot of the area, but it was getting late and the beach was over an hour away, depending on traffic. I would be on the beach before noon.
At 11AM I was on the site. I went to the area of the ping mark. To my dismay there were parallel grid marks, someone had already been there. Either the phone had been found or it was not in the area that had been searched. I increased the to about a 40 foot radius. After a few passes bingo there was a big signal and a gentle push in the sand and there was the Apple iPhone. Mission accomplished. Well almost, I had to return the phone.
I texted the contact’s phone number, hoping Ari was still with her friend. Guess what…the phone I had just found started ringing, but it was locked and I could not answer the call. Back at my car a contact was made as was an arrangement for the phone to be picked up at my home. Where Photos were taken and more of how the phone’s loss took place. I am not sure here, but I believe Ari had sketched the Thank You card and added on the reverse side a heart felt Thank You. I know I have helped many in the same way and hope to keep up the trend for many years to come. A note to me is a meaningful gift that I can revisit time after time. Thank you.
